1977 horizontal in New York: version 2

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:21 Wed 12 Nov 2008

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2221]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:It is possible that, some time in 2009 Q2, I shall be returning to the old world. One possibility is that all my port could travel with me. Another is that some of it forms the core of some tastings, here in the new world under its new President(-to-be). Possible themes include:
1977 Horizontal:
Warre;
Taylor;
Fonseca;
Quinta do CachÃ£o;
Smith Woodhouse;
Niepoort;
Ferreira.
!
Are any folks around here willing to help with the drinking? ! What dates work, excluding the last weekend of January and the first ten days of February?

This would not be the first

1977 horizontal:

1977 Horizontal, Saturday 29th March 2008, New York
- 1977 Taylor;
- 1977 Fonseca;
- 1977 Dow;
- 1977 Niepoort;
- 1977 Graham’s;
- 1977 Delaforce;
- 1977 Quinta do CachÃ£o.
Dutch Summer Ofline - 1977 Horizontal
- Taylor;
- Gould Campbell;
- Graham’s;
- Dow;
- Niepoort;
- Cockburn;
- Offley Boa Vista;
- Delaforce;
- Warre;
- Smith Woodhouse;
- Fonseca.

Are the residents of New York able to take another 1977? There would be some repeat bottles:

Repeats:
- Niepoort;
- Taylor;
- Fonseca;
- Quinta do CachÃ£o;
Non-repeats:
- Warre;
- Smith Woodhouse;
- Ferreira.

Preferred dates? Extra 1977s?

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 19:19 Wed 12 Nov 2008

Oh i believe I could, as i missed the first one!
But the end of 08/beginning of 09 is starting to look devilishly packed with NY tastings...

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 20:10 Wed 12 Nov 2008

SushiNorth wrote:But the end of 08/beginning of 09 is starting to look devilishly packed with NY tastings...

You say that as if it is a problem...

I would enjoy a 1977 horizontal and will be in NYC from Feb 25st through March 1st. (New York City, between Feb 25 and Mar 1, 2009) Friday, Feb 27th would be an ideal date for a tasting for me!

EricD · Post by **EricD** » 13:46 Sun 07 Dec 2008

I can contribute a Warre 1977

Post by **jdaw1** » 16:14 Sun 07 Dec 2008

Thanks, but I have Warre and the object is to drink up my port.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 22:02 Sun 14 Dec 2008

A Croft 1977 shall be added to this tasting.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 05:47 Mon 15 Dec 2008

I have several 1977s that I could choose from for this tasting. I have the Dow, Fonseca, Royal Oporto, Taylor, and Warre VPs as well as a Porto Rocha Colheita.

Since JDAW already has the Fonseca,Taylor, and Warre that leaves me with the Dow and Royal Oporto as my options unless the rest of the attendees would like to try the Rocha Colheita. Any of them would be fine with me.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 14:29 Mon 15 Dec 2008

I can also bring a half a bottle of the 1977 Royal Oporto Colheita, but it didn't make for good drinking. Maybe it'll be better in 3months!

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:20 Mon 15 Dec 2008

It’s a vintage port tasting, so I think save that for a colheita evening.

JohninNYC · Post by **JohninNYC** » 15:35 Mon 15 Dec 2008

Hi. Is there a date set for this tasting yet? I am free beginning the 2nd week of January. I could either purchase or adopt a bottle in this case.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 22:58 Mon 15 Dec 2008

I don't think a decision on the date has been made yet. I'm hoping for Friday, February 27th as that's the weekend I'm in NYC and available to participate.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 17:27 Wed 17 Dec 2008

Glenn E. wrote:I don't think a decision on the date has been made yet. I'm hoping for Friday, February 27th as that's the weekend I'm in NYC and available to participate.

Let's do that.

Target date for this tasting: Friday, February 27
EDIT -- We're changing this date.

Post by **jdaw1** » 18:06 Wed 17 Dec 2008

Could the tasting on this date not be the ’77 horizontal? Re-enfatherment could happen on this day, and most of the ’77s are mine.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 18:59 Wed 17 Dec 2008

jdaw1 wrote:Could the tasting on this date not be the ’77 horizontal? Re-enfatherment could happen on this day, and most of the ’77s are mine.

Should we swap it with the Grahams?

Post by **jdaw1** » 19:41 Wed 17 Dec 2008

We could, but I really want to attend the Graham tasting.

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 20:37 Wed 17 Dec 2008

I care not what the theme of the tasting is on Friday, February 27th. I care only that a tasting occur on that date!

Graham's... 1977... "stuff Julian doesn't like"... no wait, that last one would leave us without Port...

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 20:52 Wed 17 Dec 2008

how about a "Port Julian should put aside for his new child" tasting?

Glenn E. · Post by **Glenn E.** » 21:07 Wed 17 Dec 2008

If we drink it, won't that make it significantly more difficult for him to put it aside?

Should we start a new thread to discuss the theme for this specific date? I think this thread is more suitably used to find a date for this specific theme.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 21:11 Wed 17 Dec 2008

Glenn E. wrote:Should we start a new thread to discuss the theme for this specific date? I think this thread is more suitably used to find a date for this specific theme.

Go for it. As i mentioned in the four months in ny, even a dinner with a few bottles of VP would be fun.

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 00:19 Thu 18 Dec 2008

I'll never make a port tasting within two weeks of another port tasting so I pass on whatever is decided for Feb 27.

Post by **jdaw1** » 01:27 Thu 18 Dec 2008

The 1977 horizontal has been moved to a date, to be determined, in May 2009.

TBird · Post by **TBird** » 02:00 Thu 18 Dec 2008

i have a 77 smith woodhouse...

Post by **jdaw1** » 05:05 Thu 18 Dec 2008

TBird wrote:i have a 77 smith woodhouse...

So have I. And the point of this series of tastings is to drink my US-located port.

TBird · Post by **TBird** » 18:37 Sat 20 Dec 2008

color me confused.

so all you want me to do is show up?

jdaw1 wrote:
TBird wrote:i have a 77 smith woodhouse...
So have I. And the point of this series of tastings is to drink my US-located port.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 19:06 Sat 20 Dec 2008

TBird wrote:color me confused. so all you want me to do is show up?

jdaw1 wrote:
TBird wrote:i have a 77 smith woodhouse...
So have I. And the point of this series of tastings is to drink my US-located port.

I believe for a few of these tastings we'll be doing lots of adopting to help unladen our port brethren.

Post by **jdaw1** » 03:00 Mon 20 Apr 2009

jdaw1 wrote:
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2221]Here[/url] jdaw1 wrote:It is possible that, some time in 2009 Q2, I shall be returning to the old world. One possibility is that all my port could travel with me. Another is that some of it forms the core of some tastings, here in the new world under its new President(-to-be). Possible themes include:
1977 Horizontal:
Warre;
Taylor;
Fonseca;
Quinta do CachÃ£o;
Smith Woodhouse;
Niepoort;
Ferreira.
!
!
!
Are the residents of New York able to take another 1977? There would be some repeat bottles:
Repeats:
Niepoort;
Taylor;
Fonseca;
Quinta do CachÃ£o;
Non-repeats:
Warre;
Smith Woodhouse;
Ferreira.
Preferred dates? Extra 1977s?

jdaw1, on Wed 17 Dec 2008, wrote:The 1977 horizontal has been moved to a date, to be determined, in May 2009.

May 2009 hoves into view. Wifely instruction says late May, the last week of which works well for me? How for thee?

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 03:17 Mon 20 Apr 2009

i have two interesting 77's: guedes and dow. I appreciate that we are looking at least six weeks out from yesterdays tasting. Had you considered the 77's serving as beverage for a series of dinners (perhaps 3 to an occasion) rather than a single tasting?

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 03:18 Mon 20 Apr 2009

still got a croft 77

Post by **jdaw1** » 03:36 Mon 20 Apr 2009

SushiNorth wrote:a series of dinners (perhaps 3 to an occasion) rather than a single tasting?

A new child limits the number of excursion passes that are granted.

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 14:04 Mon 20 Apr 2009

Sounds like fun. I am not available the weekend of May 22 but otherwise I am pretty free at the moment.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 14:18 Mon 20 Apr 2009

Might I propose something ludicrous? That Fonseca, Taylor, Warres and Graham be left out (as they are common sights) and we focus on some of the smaller houses?

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 14:25 Mon 20 Apr 2009

I think that we are trying to drink up Julian's port so it behooves us to do so. On the other hand, if too few folks volunteer their livers, then it could make sense to limit the tasting to more unusual houses.

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:19 Mon 20 Apr 2009

I have permission for Fri 29th or Sat 30th May.

TBird · Post by **TBird** » 16:59 Mon 20 Apr 2009

my liver is available and willing. please do NOT leave anything out! that sushi guy is NUTS!

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 04:32 Tue 21 Apr 2009

TBird wrote:my liver is available and willing. please do NOT leave anything out! that sushi guy is NUTS!

I am. I am also busy during the day on Saturday, and am hoping that a business trip does not get between me and the tasting (and the other thing I have to do saturday).

The reason i suggested leaving a few things out is that
1. I think Julian will have no trouble drinking those other 77's (with breakfast), and
2. I think we have access to a lot of neat 77's and with only eight or so reliable tasters in NY I want to be sure we can properly enjoy it.

jfacciol · Post by **jfacciol** » 19:29 Wed 06 May 2009

I will not be sure whether I can attend until the last minute; therefore, I am withdrawing from the tasting. If I am free and there is still a spot available, I will jump in. Otherwise, please do not count on me.

Post by **jdaw1** » 15:35 Tue 12 May 2009

There’s another small problem: my records. We drank some of my 1977s! I’m missing some stuff. Sorry.

All that I actually have is Warre, Ferreira, Smith Woodhouse. Yikes!

Given that we also have a shortage of people (just me and Josh), that might still scale acceptably.

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 17:09 Tue 12 May 2009

jdaw1 wrote:There’s another small problem: my records. We drank some of my 1977s! I’m missing some stuff. Sorry.
All that I actually have is Warre, Ferreira, Smith Woodhouse. Yikes!
Given that we also have a shortage of people (just me and Josh), that might still scale acceptably.

Hmm, lots of overlap (I've SWC and Warre, too). I have Guedes 77 and Dow 77 available. Any thought on whether we should keep it on this sparsely attended date or perhaps shift to ... the TWC Anniversary on June 20th!

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 21:15 Tue 12 May 2009

After May 27th, I shall be free, and I will either be drinking for joy, or drinking from disappointment, in either case I will be drinking, but Saturday does not look as likely for me. I have a Croft 77 on hand.

Do we have a venue for this tasting picked out?

If we do a thursday we might be able to goto la sirene.

le petite abelle was very good too.

Post by **jdaw1** » 02:34 Wed 13 May 2009

1977s available:

Croft (JHG);
Dow (JES);
Ferreira (JDAW);
Guedes (JES);
Smith Woodhouse (JDAW);
Warre (JDAW).

People showing more than no enthusiasm:

JDAW, of course;
JES;
JHG.

Six for three works.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 03:30 Sun 17 May 2009

So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 03:35 Sun 17 May 2009

g-man wrote:So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?

Works for me. Julian? Mike?

Jay? Maybe we can get you back in this one?

Post by **jdaw1** » 03:37 Sun 17 May 2009

g-man wrote:So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?

Can’t see why not. Will check with the boss.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 04:37 Sun 17 May 2009

jdaw1 wrote:
g-man wrote:So Julian, does the thursday the 28th work for you?
Can’t see why not. Will check with the boss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NisCkxU544c

Post by **jdaw1** » 14:29 Sun 17 May 2009

Thursday 28th May 2009 approved by my personal commander-in-chief.

Post by **jdaw1** » 20:20 Sun 17 May 2009

En route home after the Remarks by the Lucasian Professor of Port Drinking event, I stopped at Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker, wherein the steak tartare was splendid, though small I had two.” After an explanation of port tongs they, including the chef Doug Psaltis, seemed very willing to host one of our tastings.

Objections? Better plans?

” Does this sentence have too many clauses?

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 22:16 Sun 17 May 2009

jdaw1 wrote:En route home after the Remarks by the Lucasian Professor of Port Drinking event, I stopped at Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker, wherein the steak tartare was splendid, though small I had two.” After an explanation of port tongs they, including the chef Doug Psaltis, seemed very willing to host one of our tastings.

Provided they can be reasonable on corkage (and perhaps lift a glass with us), they appear entirely suitable with entrees in the $22 range and a 4-star on Yelp.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 23:28 Sun 17 May 2009

sounds good

SushiNorth · Post by **SushiNorth** » 17:30 Thu 21 May 2009

LAST CALL!
Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker
Thursday May 28th, time tbd (7pm?)

Confirmed attendees:

Jdaw1
g-man
SushiNorth

Purpose: a small 1977 Horizontal to assist Julian with remaining bottles and satisfy our palates.
Ports available (a subset to be selected, depending on attendance):

Warre 1977 (JDaw1)
Ferreira 1977 (JDaw1)
Smith Woodhouse 1977 (JDaw1)
Croft 1977 (g-man)
Dow 1977 (g-man or SushiNorth)
Guedes 1977 (SushiNorth)
Delaforce 1977 (SushiNorth)

Julian, can we count on you for glasses? Don't make placemats, I want to give it a try

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If you are interested in attending this tasting, please speak up now, identify what you might bring or if you would like to adopt.

g-man · Post by **g-man** » 19:20 Thu 21 May 2009

SushiNorth wrote:LAST CALL!
Smiths of 79 MacDougal Street between West Houston and Bleeker
Thursday May 28th, time tbd (7pm?)

Confirmed attendees:

Jdaw1

g-man

SushiNorth
Purpose: a small 1977 Horizontal to assist Julian with remaining bottles and satisfy our palates.
Ports available (a subset to be selected, depending on attendance):

Warre 1977 (JDaw1)

Ferreira 1977 (JDaw1)

Smith Woodhouse 1977 (JDaw1)

Croft 1977 (g-man)

Dow 1977 (g-man or SushiNorth)

Guedes 1977 (SushiNorth)

Delaforce 1977 (SushiNorth)
Julian, can we count on you for glasses? Don't make placemats, I want to give it a try
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If you are interested in attending this tasting, please speak up now, identify what you might bring or if you would like to adopt.

I may ask the wife to join to carry me home.